Research on equity in health & health services; Research Ethics
We've just published a paper in Drug and Alcohol Review based on formative survey research we conducted for the Smoke Free Still Fierce smoking cessation campaign (ACON developed with funding from Cancer Institute NSW). We produced a community report on the survey but this is a more sophisticated analysis that aimed to understand the differences... Continue Reading →
I have the honour of participating in this up coming forum at the University Centre for Rural Health in Lismore (northern NSW), co-sponsored by ACON and part of the Lismore Women's Festival. We'll tell you want we know, answer your questions and hang around afterwards to hear your perspectives. I'm in Lismore for a couple... Continue Reading →
The Cancer Institute NSW (the cancer control agency for NSW) awarded an Evidence to Practice grant to ACON (NSW’s leading health-promotion organisation specialising in HIV and LGBTI health). I'm delighted to be the research partner on the grant.The grant is titled “Tobacco-control project targeting lesbians, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women” and will run until mid-2016. The grant was... Continue Reading →
Homophobia in our healthcare system - a very worthwhile read from Friday's Daily Life, Sydney Morning Herald. Written by Melissa Davey (coincidentally a student at Sydney School of Public Health), it was prompted by a very interesting research article on lesbian mothers' experience of the healthcare system. What I especially liked about the research article... Continue Reading →
Delighted to have been invited to speak at this community forum with Dr Toby and Miss Tokyo and community representatives... SWASH survey has a lot of data on alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. The main message from me will be: we need to talk about smoking... twice the rate. Still. I'll be interested to... Continue Reading →
